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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Is That—Is That—Optimism We Feel? — What a week, huh? Thanks for staying with us through it. Happy Friday. — She Nailed It —William Kristol — Success. — Kamala Harris's acceptance speech last night was a success. It capped a Democratic convention that was a success.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Going to Lose. (Probably.) — No Secret pod today. Sorry. People are in transit. Next week the world goes back to normal. — 1. Strategery — This convention attempted to establish the following strategic positions: — The Democratic party as a broad and diverse, but wholly unified, front.
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Fox News:
White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown — FIRST ON FOX: A dozen Republican White House lawyers who served in the administrations of then-Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris has put Trump in a box, and he's struggling to break out — As Democrats emerge from their electrifying convention in Chicago, Trump finds himself on the defense, and it's not clear he knows what to do. — CHICAGO — In his history as a candidate for president …
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Lucian K. Truscott IV / Lucian Truscott Newsletter:
Tonight the thrill ride ends, and the hard work begins — It's been something, hasn't it, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago? Can you think of one thing you'd have done differently? I can't. — Do you know how difficult it was to pull off, especially with just a month …
New York Times:
Full Transcript of Kamala Harris's Democratic Convention Speech
Full Transcript of Kamala Harris's Democratic Convention Speech
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Kamala Speech Burdened Us By What She Has Been
Kamala Speech Burdened Us By What She Has Been
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Los Angeles Times, acecomments.mu.nu, IJR and San Diego Union-Tribune
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Why “we're not going back” is the perfect theme for 2024 — Harris is referring to more than just the orange man.
Why “we're not going back” is the perfect theme for 2024 — Harris is referring to more than just the orange man.
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
In Chicago, Dems redefined what it means to be American, then claimed it
In Chicago, Dems redefined what it means to be American, then claimed it
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Hartford Courant
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris Understood the Assignment
Kamala Harris Understood the Assignment
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Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Offers a ‘New Way Forward’ of Platitudes
Kamala Harris Offers a ‘New Way Forward’ of Platitudes
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John F. Harris / Politico:
It's a New Race. Harris' Acceptance Speech Showed Why.
It's a New Race. Harris' Acceptance Speech Showed Why.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Speech of Kamala Harris's Lifetime
The Speech of Kamala Harris's Lifetime
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Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
Trump's spectacle is no match for Harris's substance — This election isn't just another political match — it's a reckoning. — For years, Donald Trump has masqueraded as the champion of the working class, a man of the people with a golden touch for business and so-called “common-sense” solutions.
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William Vaillancourt / The Daily Beast:
Fox Cuts Off Ranting Trump Then Mocks: 'He's Still Talking!' — SIGN OF THE TIMES — Minutes later, he called in to another show on Newsmax to continue his gripes. — Fox News unceremoniously dumped out of an interview with Donald Trump while the former president was mid-rant Thursday following the Democratic National Convention.
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Washington Post:
Trump deflects, misleads in real-time reaction to Harris speech
Trump deflects, misleads in real-time reaction to Harris speech
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris Gave the Best Acceptance Speech I've Ever Seen
Kamala Harris Gave the Best Acceptance Speech I've Ever Seen
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Associated Press:
Ahead of speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says in a Pennsylvania court filing that he's endorsing Trump — Ahead of a planned speech, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s campaign said in a Pennsylvania court filing Friday that he is endorsing Donald Trump for president. Kennedy's independent campaign …
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CNN:
RFK Jr. may drop out, but he could still alter a tight presidential race. Trump is banking on it — For the better part of the past year, as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. built and maintained a small but significant base of support for his quixotic White House bid, the two major parties wrestled …
NBC News:
RFK Jr. says in court filing that he's endorsing Trump as he ends presidential campaign
RFK Jr. says in court filing that he's endorsing Trump as he ends presidential campaign
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How the Trump Campaign Plans to Go All-In on Pennsylvania
How the Trump Campaign Plans to Go All-In on Pennsylvania
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Patrick Svitek / Washington Post:
Kennedy set to make an announcement on the future of his campaign
Kennedy set to make an announcement on the future of his campaign
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Julia Shapero / The Hill:
DOJ sues software firm, alleging pricing algorithm enables landlords to raise rents — The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the property management software company RealPage on Friday, alleging that its pricing algorithm enables landlords to share sensitive pricing information and raise rental prices.
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Megan Cerullo / CBS News:
U.S. Justice Department sues RealPage, alleging it enabled price-fixing on rents
U.S. Justice Department sues RealPage, alleging it enabled price-fixing on rents
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
Trump Special Counsel Opts Against Mini-Trial Before Election — Jack Smith focused on revising indictment in Jan. 6 case — Judge Chutkan has set Sept. 5 hearing to review next steps
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Associated Press:
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status — Sixteen Republican-led states are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship.
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Wait, Did Trump Just Admit He Lost the 2020 Election? — UNBELIEVABLE — Of the 2020 election, whose outcome he's repeatedly lied about, the former president said his campaign “didn't quite make it, just a little bit short.” — One thousand three hundred eighty-eight days …
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Democratic pollsters have a warning about Kamala Harris' lead
Democratic pollsters have a warning about Kamala Harris' lead
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CBS News:
Secret Service places at least 5 agents on leave in Trump assassination attempt probe — The U.S. Secret Service has placed at least five agents on leave, including the head of the Pittsburgh field office, as a result of its investigation into last month's assassination attempt …
CNN:
Trump's businesses are raking in millions of dollars from Republican political campaigns - including his own — Late last year, former President Donald Trump announced his endorsement of car dealership owner Bernie Moreno for Ohio's Senate seat - elevating an untested candidate …
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Kevin Fallon / The Daily Beast:
Gus Walz Sobbing With Pride Is the Most Important TV Moment of the Year — Looking back at a galvanizing DNC, there is no denying that the image of a son's unabashed love for his father changed us all—especially the toxic trolls. — Television is at its best when it surprises.
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CBS News:
World Bank halts paid advertising on X after CBS News finds its promoted ads under racist content — The World Bank has ceased all paid advertising on Elon Musk's social media platform X, which was formerly Twitter, after a CBS News investigation found promoted advertisements …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘I gave her an A’: Undecided swing state voters make up their minds after Harris' speech — Nearly every member of a focus group of undecided voters convened by CNN made up their minds after watching Kamala Harris' acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
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